“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster”: True Crime Movie Month

True crime has been all the rage for the last year since Netflix released their Making a Murderer series to universal acclaim and public fervor. However, true crime has been a compelling topic for most filmmakers as it allows for interesting character studies and novel bending of a tried and true genre.

This month we’ll be taking our first look at the genre. We’ll be looking at genre classics by master auteurs (Goodfellas and Zodiac), underrated films (Wonderland and 10 Rillington Place) and the newest film from M. Night Shyamalan (Split).

Week 1 (1st-7th)

Monday Kulturecast:Zodiac

Tuesday:The Black Dahlia

Wednesday: Donnie Brasco

Friday: Monster

Week 2 (8th – 14th)

Monday Kulturecast: The Town that Dreaded Sundown

Tuesday: The Bling Ring

Wednesday: Badlands

Friday: Catch Me If You Can

Week 3 (15th – 21st)

Monday Kulturecast:Snowtown

Tuesday: Foxcatcher

Wednesday: Bonnie and Clyde

Friday: The Iceman

Week 4 (22nd – 28th)

Monday Kulturecast: A Cry in the Dark

Tuesday: Alpha Dog

Wednesday: Split

Thursday Kulturecast: Split

Friday: In Cold Blood

Week 5 (29th – 31st)

Monday Kulturecast: Goodfellas

Tuesday: Blue Caprice

Wednesday: Chopper

Chris Stachiw is the Editor-in-Chief and co-host of the Kulturecast. He’s a native Californian with a penchant for sarcasm and a taste for the cinematic bizarre. You’ll often find him wandering the wasteland of Nebraska searching for the meaning of life and possibly another rare Pokemon.